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How To Survive Your First Trip In The Wild – Backpacking for Beginners

Posted on April 30, 2022May 10, 2022

Reviewing “How to Survive Your First Trip In The Wild – Backpacking for Beginners” by Paul “PMags” Magnanti. 139 pages. 200 grams. PMags is a triple-crowner, trail guide, and writes prolifically about backpacking at PMags.com. I have the written review for his book below, but PMags and I also hopped on a zoom to talk…

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Etrol 2 in 1 Camping Hammock – Everything but the Tarp!

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

Three years in this Etrol hammock, and man do I have opinions. Given that I gave it three years, the Etrol must not be bad, right? Right! To the Pros and Cons list! Pros $36.99 – Okay. That’s run-of-the-mill for a decent entry level hammock, right? What if I told you that also came with…

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Arc’teryx Aerios 45 – The Contender

Posted on March 28, 2022April 6, 2022

I’ve had a handful of multi-day packs. So far, I’ve carried the Osprey Atmos AG 65 and Exos 48, Deuter Aircontact 65, and Teton Sports Explorer the longest. The former three are great long distance packs, while the Teton is my sturdy bushwhacking-in-thorns pack. All three are a little on the heavy side, ranging from…

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Stuff Sacks – More Common Sense

Posted on March 19, 2019April 12, 2022

Don’t use them. That’s it. Okay, that’s not it…or this could have been a tweet. I feel like this should be common sense, but the hiking community is full of gearheads (including me. I have like 20 stuff sacks) who want to have every item to be prepared for every scenario. Unfortunately, many people confuse…

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